Nightwalking
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets. archaic, euphemistic, uncountable
"Lee Lynn Pierce, an ex-prostitute active in the Prostitutes' Union of Massachusetts (PUMA), discussed the night walking law, which states that any woman walking at night unaccompanied by a man can be considered to be soliciting for sex and can be arrested and charged with prostitution."
- 2 Synonym of sleepwalking. uncountable
Example
More examples"Lee Lynn Pierce, an ex-prostitute active in the Prostitutes' Union of Massachusetts (PUMA), discussed the night walking law, which states that any woman walking at night unaccompanied by a man can be considered to be soliciting for sex and can be arrested and charged with prostitution."
Etymology
From night + walking.
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